Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Canada
Canada: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 2,202 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Canada is 2,202 SDR per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Canada peaked at 2,226 SDR per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.12 SDR per person, in 1960.
That places Canada 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Canada, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.12 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 73.66 SDR per person | +18.6% |
| 1962 | 99.5 SDR per person | +35.1% |
| 1963 | 94.71 SDR per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 96.44 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 95.85 SDR per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 82.62 SDR per person | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 83.38 SDR per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 105.22 SDR per person | +26.2% |
| 1969 | 106.24 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 182.34 SDR per person | +71.6% |
| 1971 | 202.94 SDR per person | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 216.21 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 178.43 SDR per person | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 174.92 SDR per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 163.37 SDR per person | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 182.21 SDR per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 127.41 SDR per person | -30.1% |
| 1978 | 113.94 SDR per person | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 89.84 SDR per person | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 98.92 SDR per person | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 122.45 SDR per person | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 108.68 SDR per person | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 130.53 SDR per person | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 99.25 SDR per person | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 88.17 SDR per person | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 101.84 SDR per person | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 193.97 SDR per person | +90.5% |
| 1988 | 426.88 SDR per person | +120.1% |
| 1989 | 447.89 SDR per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 452.99 SDR per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 405.24 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 293.03 SDR per person | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 316.78 SDR per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 290.19 SDR per person | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 345.5 SDR per person | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 479.65 SDR per person | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 441.69 SDR per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 548.94 SDR per person | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 674.07 SDR per person | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 802.95 SDR per person | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 871.15 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 867.49 SDR per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 770.36 SDR per person | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 694.11 SDR per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 715.27 SDR per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 714.15 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 788.71 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 854.87 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1,029 SDR per person | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 1,088 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1,245 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 1,281 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,329 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,453 SDR per person | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1,611 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1,704 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,665 SDR per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,628 SDR per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,640 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,651 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,992 SDR per person | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 2,063 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,188 SDR per person | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 2,226 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 2,202 SDR per person | -1.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2,202 SDR per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,721 SDR per person, 81% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +120.1% | 193.97 SDR per person | 426.88 SDR per person |
| 1987 | +90.5% | 101.84 SDR per person | 193.97 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.97 SDR per person | 62.12 SDR per person | 106.24 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 163.16 SDR per person | 89.84 SDR per person | 216.21 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.86 SDR per person | 88.17 SDR per person | 447.89 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 424.81 SDR per person | 290.19 SDR per person | 674.07 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 810.78 SDR per person | 694.11 SDR per person | 1,029 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,464 SDR per person | 1,088 SDR per person | 1,704 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,054 SDR per person | 1,651 SDR per person | 2,226 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 45 Costa Rica 2,421 SDR per person compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,212 SDR per person compare
- 47 Russia 2,203 SDR per person compare
- 49 Finland 2,109 SDR per person compare
- 50 Bahrain 2,105 SDR per person compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,055 SDR per person compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Canada?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Canada was 2,202 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2,226 SDR per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.12 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Canada ranks 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.